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israelis understand the value of education and have produced ten nobel laureates. israelis understand the power of invention, and your universities educate engineers and inventors. that spirit has led to economic growth and human progress. solar power and electric cars, bandages and prosthetic limbs that save lives, stem cell research and new drugs that treat disease, cell phones and computer technology that change the way people around the world live. so if people want to see the future of the world economy, they should look at tel aviv, home to hundreds of start-ups and research centers. israelis are so active on social media that every day seem to bring a different facebook campaign about where i should give this speech. that innovation is just as important to the relationship between the united states and israel as our security cooperation. our first free trade agreement in the world was reached with israel nearly three decades ago. today the trade between our two countries is at $40 billion every year. more importantly, that partnership is creating new product
israelis understand the value of education and have produced ten nobel laureates. israelis understand the power of invention, and your universities educate engineers and inventors. that spirit has led to economic growth and human progress. solar power and electric cars, bandages and prosthetic limbs that save lives, stem cell research and new drugs that treat disease, cell phones and computer technology that change the way people around the world live. so if people want to see the future of the...
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so please, please educate yourself, educate your family, go out and get tested. and that's what the name of the game is. go out and get tested. >> joy, the stats on minority communities and how just wildly disproportie porgportionately t affected by this. getting tested is is a huge part of the puzzle. but also so is getting treatment. we've been talking about obama care and what it does, it extends preventive services, free ones to 71 million americans and yet this weekend, there's a concerted effort to unwind obama care. not through broad strokes, but the republican strategy at this point seems to be death by 1,000 cuts, unwinding funding, doing things to make it more difficult to extend the insurance exchange. when in reality. this is still an epidemic in the black community, still an epidemic, globally as well. no one is speaking out for the good things that obama care is doing and the very important services it's extending to minority communities and nonminority communities. >> to say nothing of governors who are rejecting the medicaid expansion. which is th
so please, please educate yourself, educate your family, go out and get tested. and that's what the name of the game is. go out and get tested. >> joy, the stats on minority communities and how just wildly disproportie porgportionately t affected by this. getting tested is is a huge part of the puzzle. but also so is getting treatment. we've been talking about obama care and what it does, it extends preventive services, free ones to 71 million americans and yet this weekend, there's a...
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nbc's chief education correspondent rehema ellis is joining me this afternoon from detroit and rehema, with a long distance hello to you, my friend, for many students in detroit there are problems with this education system which are now magnified by the statewide economic troubles. you kn i know you were talking about this issue with the governor. >> we were, and we're going to talk about it all with students when we have a town hall meeting here just a little while from now that everybody can watch online on education nation.com. but the governor says that they have no choice but to make some changes here because of the dire situation that they're in as far as their budget is concerned. the changes have been controversial. but when you think about it, just this one quick statistic, 27% of african-american students who are in the 11th grade and only 62% of white students in the 11th grade are reading at or above proficiency. and the governor says they have got to do better than that. just listen. >> if you can help kids in those early years, what a difference. if they can make sure t
nbc's chief education correspondent rehema ellis is joining me this afternoon from detroit and rehema, with a long distance hello to you, my friend, for many students in detroit there are problems with this education system which are now magnified by the statewide economic troubles. you kn i know you were talking about this issue with the governor. >> we were, and we're going to talk about it all with students when we have a town hall meeting here just a little while from now that...
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i want to change the face of education. you can carry this kind of work much, much farther than we do right now. >> we want to change the world. >> we hope that you do change the world. our thanks to the administrators and the kids of time in. as we celebrate those budding young artists, i'd like to pay tribute to a literary giant we lost this week. the legendary, nigerian author died thursday at the age of 82. his first and most famous book was published in 1958, things fall apart. it was a classic of world literature. transforming the way we saw africa and the project of colonialism. it's still required reading in many parts of the world with ten million copies sold in 45 languages. he had a profound influence on american writers like tony morrison and juno diaz. his work will continue to inspire for generations to come. up next, the brothers who themselves are inspiring a whole new audience. come on, nowadays lots of people go by themselves. no they don't. hey son. have fun tonight. ♪ ♪ back against the wall ♪ ain'
i want to change the face of education. you can carry this kind of work much, much farther than we do right now. >> we want to change the world. >> we hope that you do change the world. our thanks to the administrators and the kids of time in. as we celebrate those budding young artists, i'd like to pay tribute to a literary giant we lost this week. the legendary, nigerian author died thursday at the age of 82. his first and most famous book was published in 1958, things fall apart....
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today, nbc news took "education nation" on the road to detroit. the event is designed to spark discussions about new efforts to improve student outcomes. this important conversation comes as the city's emergency financial manager starts work monday in detroit. correspondent rehema ellis is on duty on this saturday afternoon. good to see you. how will the city's new financial management affect detroit's children, affect detroit's schools? >> reporter: that remains to be seen, craig. if the financial manager is able to brink the city -- bring the city back of the cusp of financial ruin. that work is just going to begin on monday. but what people don't know about detroit or many don't know, is this city has had an emergency financial manager for its schools for sometime now. they've been making a lot of changes and because they have been closing schools, consolidating schools and building schools in some other places for children, they're starting to see some improvements. are they big? no, they're small. but people are feeling encouraged because the
today, nbc news took "education nation" on the road to detroit. the event is designed to spark discussions about new efforts to improve student outcomes. this important conversation comes as the city's emergency financial manager starts work monday in detroit. correspondent rehema ellis is on duty on this saturday afternoon. good to see you. how will the city's new financial management affect detroit's children, affect detroit's schools? >> reporter: that remains to be seen,...
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michigan initiative that amended the constitution to prohibit discrimination or preferential treatment in education, government contracting and unemployment based on race, sex, ethnicity or national origin. the case will be heard in the fall. let's bring back the gaggle. i want to talk about the other big issue in the news which is guns. kristin, your party, this doesn't seem like we have no assault weapons ban, certainly there's going to be a vote, unlikely to pass. we have nothing on high capacity magazines. where does it go from here? >> trying to find the small victories that can be scored. a lot of republicans are in favor of things that try to keep guns out of the hands of folks with serious mental health problems. those are the steps i think we will be taking. >> background checks passed? >> you have 85% of gun owners. >> 85% in quinnipiac poll. >> it depends on whether joe man chen, senator from west virginia can get a deal that brings some republicans. >> plug? >> all about me, gibbs birthday week. wednesday was my brother, friday my dad, today is mine. happy birthday to my brother. >> sho
michigan initiative that amended the constitution to prohibit discrimination or preferential treatment in education, government contracting and unemployment based on race, sex, ethnicity or national origin. the case will be heard in the fall. let's bring back the gaggle. i want to talk about the other big issue in the news which is guns. kristin, your party, this doesn't seem like we have no assault weapons ban, certainly there's going to be a vote, unlikely to pass. we have nothing on high...
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a college education because you know that a lot of those that did pursue a college education are now finding themselves unemployed so we're seeing that as carol you that yeah i'm not suggesting it's a cure all but i think i think what you do is you put yourself in a better position for work. the more educated you are and i'm not suggesting staying in school forever or that it is a cure all because it is not a cure all i mean i have plenty of folks that i graduated princeton with that have great degrees in employed currently so there needs to be a sense of resourcefulness there needs to be a sense of belief in the fact that one can achieve more and i think you know one one one interesting piece that i've read recently was making the financial aid system for people that are in that lower income core tile being able to achieve more financial aid for their college pursuits i think that system needs to be a little bit it needs to be more transparent and cleaned up a bit in an effort for those people to get financially to get that education because let's face it i mean education costs in t
a college education because you know that a lot of those that did pursue a college education are now finding themselves unemployed so we're seeing that as carol you that yeah i'm not suggesting it's a cure all but i think i think what you do is you put yourself in a better position for work. the more educated you are and i'm not suggesting staying in school forever or that it is a cure all because it is not a cure all i mean i have plenty of folks that i graduated princeton with that have great...
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broadening its examination of a case that could end the practice of race-based affirmative action in education. the justices heard arguments over a michigan effort to ban conversation of race in college admissions. the court is already considering a 2008 challenge to the university of texas affirmative action program. the court today said it would combine the michigan and texas cases. >>> a ribbon-cutting ceremony got underway about an hour ago for the opening of the long awaited new twin tunnels bipatsing the problem-prone highway at devil slide. alex joins us live from san mateo county where residents there have been waiting decades for the new tunnels. >> reporter: one of the speakers today called this one of california's newest landmarks. you can see behind me here this is one of the two brand new tunnels that will take drivers around that notorious section called devil's slide. this event is still going on. the ribbon-cutting hasn't taken place yet but the tunnels will soon be officially unveiled. >> this tunnel is california's latest golden gate bridge. it's the transportation improvemen
broadening its examination of a case that could end the practice of race-based affirmative action in education. the justices heard arguments over a michigan effort to ban conversation of race in college admissions. the court is already considering a 2008 challenge to the university of texas affirmative action program. the court today said it would combine the michigan and texas cases. >>> a ribbon-cutting ceremony got underway about an hour ago for the opening of the long awaited new...
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a fluent english speaker born in london, educated in prestigious english schools. her marriage to president bashar al assad had raised hopes for reform. >> many changes have happened. many positive changes have happened. but we haven't reached our final destination. >> reporter: days before the uprising started, "vogue" magazine published a glowing profile, calling her a rose in the desert. >> asma al assad worked very hard for a period of 11 years to promote an image of princess diana. she's now nothing more than the wife of a dictator. >> reporter: a small group of rebels is now being trained by the u.s. military in neighboring jordan. and the rebels got a boost this weekend when a top syrian general defected to their side. he had been in charge of the syrian army's logistics. david? >> alex, our thanks to you. >>> back to this country and to the economy, now. on the eve of another week for the dow, many baby-boomers who rode the rollercoaster, finally seeing a recovery. the dow is finishing a ten-day rally. this is where it will end up in the morning, just over
a fluent english speaker born in london, educated in prestigious english schools. her marriage to president bashar al assad had raised hopes for reform. >> many changes have happened. many positive changes have happened. but we haven't reached our final destination. >> reporter: days before the uprising started, "vogue" magazine published a glowing profile, calling her a rose in the desert. >> asma al assad worked very hard for a period of 11 years to promote an...
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look, we just don't have the money for white house tours anymore or education funding for our military because of sequestration, but you're telling me that we have got money for hot tunes and wine festival in delaware? i'm glad some liberals are beginning to realize that high taxes aren't helping people get out of poverty. we've got just as many as ever in poverty. no, the huge chunk out of their paychecks are paying for stuff so embarrassingly stupid that not even liberals approve of it. [applaus [applause] >> president obama wrapped up his first trip to israel as president and it began with him playing nice with a press conference with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> my main goal on this trip has been to have an opportunity to speak directly to the israeli people at a time when obviously what was already a pretty tough neighborhood has gotten tougher and let them know that they've got a friend in the united states. that we have your back, that we consider israel's security of extraordinary importance to us. >> mike: but the next day while speaking to a younger audience, the pre
look, we just don't have the money for white house tours anymore or education funding for our military because of sequestration, but you're telling me that we have got money for hot tunes and wine festival in delaware? i'm glad some liberals are beginning to realize that high taxes aren't helping people get out of poverty. we've got just as many as ever in poverty. no, the huge chunk out of their paychecks are paying for stuff so embarrassingly stupid that not even liberals approve of it....
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. >>> oakland american indian model schools plan to appeal to the county and the state board of education for a new charter. last wednesday the oakland unified school district voted do close the three high performing charter schools. the vote came after evidence surfaced that the school's founder funneled millions of dollars in school spending to businesses that he owns. >>> new york metropolitan museum of art is at in a lawsuit. they pointed to the museum's sign with a posted $25 adult admission the word recommend the is in much smaller type. the met says the policy on asking visitors for a donation has been in place for more than 40 years. >>> let's check back in with sal for a look at traffic. >> we are looking at some of the commutes especially the one in the valley. northbound 280. northbound 101. traffic is okay even though we have that crash i talked about last time on 101. it's not causing a major problem yet and hopefully it won't. on the sunol grade the same thing goes. 680 southbound that traffic is moving along pretty well. let's go to steve. >>> well we have a lot of high clo
. >>> oakland american indian model schools plan to appeal to the county and the state board of education for a new charter. last wednesday the oakland unified school district voted do close the three high performing charter schools. the vote came after evidence surfaced that the school's founder funneled millions of dollars in school spending to businesses that he owns. >>> new york metropolitan museum of art is at in a lawsuit. they pointed to the museum's sign with a posted...
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. >>> oakland american indian model schools plan to appeal to the county and the state board of education for a new charter. last wednesday the oakland unified school district voted do close the three high performing charter schools. the vote came after evidence surfaced that the school's founder funneled millions of dollars in school spending to businesses that he owns. >>> new york metropolitan museum of art is at in a lawsuit. they pointed to the museum's sign with a posted $25 adult admission the word recommend the is in much smaller type. the met says the policy on asking visitors for a donation has been in place for more than 40 years. >>> let's check back in with sal for a look at traffic. >> we are looking at some of the commutes especially the one in the valley. northbound 280. northbound 101. traffic is okay even though we have that crash i talked about last time on 101. it's not causing a major problem yet and hopefully it won't. on the sunol grade the same thing goes. 680 southbound that traffic is moving along pretty well. let's go to steve. >>> well we have a lot of high clo
. >>> oakland american indian model schools plan to appeal to the county and the state board of education for a new charter. last wednesday the oakland unified school district voted do close the three high performing charter schools. the vote came after evidence surfaced that the school's founder funneled millions of dollars in school spending to businesses that he owns. >>> new york metropolitan museum of art is at in a lawsuit. they pointed to the museum's sign with a posted...
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she has taken her fight for an education to the world stage and talk of a nobel peace prize. as she starts school, it is about making friends, fitting in and simply doing her best. >> she herself wants to be a normal teenage girl and have the support of other girls around her. i think talking to her that is something she very much missed during her time in hospital. >> reporter: malala will enter school in year 9. >> inspiring story. >>> the head of nasa calling for an early warning system to protect the country against meteors. but he says the government is not willing to pay for it. the nasa chief told lawmakers a meteor may have been deflected. infrared technology could have detected the meteor. currently there is not a whole lot we can do. >> if you detected even a small one like the one that detonated in russia, headed for new york city in three weeks. what would we do? >> the answer to you, if it's coming in three weeks, pray. >> experts warn the chances of a meteor catastrophe are slim. they say they are real. 10,000 small meteors within range capable of destroying hea
she has taken her fight for an education to the world stage and talk of a nobel peace prize. as she starts school, it is about making friends, fitting in and simply doing her best. >> she herself wants to be a normal teenage girl and have the support of other girls around her. i think talking to her that is something she very much missed during her time in hospital. >> reporter: malala will enter school in year 9. >> inspiring story. >>> the head of nasa calling for...
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find out which voters they're now going after and what they regret. education is where it can take you. [now arriving: city hospital] which is why we're proud to help connect our students with leading employers across the nation. [next stop financial center] >> the republican party widely viewed as being stuffy, out of touch, especially scary, a bunch old men? and this is what the party is saying about itself today. i'm not making this up. these are the words i just read right out of the gop self described autopsy. that's right, they're calling this an autopsy. remember, campaign 2012, they lost the presidential election, lost seats in the house, blew an opportunity to seize control of the senate. here is the party's chairman, rins pl reince priebus. >> i think wanted the report to be real, they wanted it to be honest, if it had to be raw and maybe few pieces of china needed to be broken. but i think this is what our party needed. >> so let's stick straight into this. his specialty is republican ad campaigns. alex, welcome. good grief, stuffy, out of touch, scary, do you think the part
find out which voters they're now going after and what they regret. education is where it can take you. [now arriving: city hospital] which is why we're proud to help connect our students with leading employers across the nation. [next stop financial center] >> the republican party widely viewed as being stuffy, out of touch, especially scary, a bunch old men? and this is what the party is saying about itself today. i'm not making this up. these are the words i just read right out of the...
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. >>> oakland's american indian model schools plan to appeal to the county and state boards of education for a new charter. last wednesday, the oakland ub fid school district voted to close the three high-performing chatter schools. >>> the transbay authority due to vote on a new design for the transbay transit center in san francisco. the building was originally supposed to have a glass exterior but that was canceled because of safety concerns. now officials are considering a metal exterior with a math or science center. this is due to open in 2017. >>> sal's coming back to get you going. you are watching highway 101 in san francisco. >> yeah, still a little slow. >> we're also looking at other commutes here, the bay bridge, nice surprise. in mountain view, a little bit busier. caltrain is having issues. people might want to jump in the carrish stead. let's go to steve. >>> well, combination of some low clouds, really ramped up with the system coming into the north of us. it will be cooler. there goes the low on its way up to portland and seattle. series of systems -- another system is
. >>> oakland's american indian model schools plan to appeal to the county and state boards of education for a new charter. last wednesday, the oakland ub fid school district voted to close the three high-performing chatter schools. >>> the transbay authority due to vote on a new design for the transbay transit center in san francisco. the building was originally supposed to have a glass exterior but that was canceled because of safety concerns. now officials are considering a...
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. >>> oakland's american indian model schools plan to appeal to the county and state boards of education for a new charter. last wednesday, the oakland ub fid school district voted to close the three high-performing chatter schools. >>> the transbay authority due to vote on a new design for the transbay transit center in san francisco. the building was originally supposed to have a glass exterior but that was canceled because of safety concerns. now officials are considering a metal exterior with a math or science center. this is due to open in 2017. >>> sal's coming back to get you going. you are watching highway 101 in san francisco. >> yeah, still a little slow. >> we're also looking at other commutes here, the bay bridge, nice surprise. in mountain view, a little bit busier. caltrain is having issues. people might want to jump in the carrish stead. let's go to steve. >>> well, combination of some low clouds, really ramped up with the system coming into the north of us. it will be cooler. there goes the low on its way up to portland and seattle. series of systems -- another system is
. >>> oakland's american indian model schools plan to appeal to the county and state boards of education for a new charter. last wednesday, the oakland ub fid school district voted to close the three high-performing chatter schools. >>> the transbay authority due to vote on a new design for the transbay transit center in san francisco. the building was originally supposed to have a glass exterior but that was canceled because of safety concerns. now officials are considering a...
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instead of settling for the quick college, you know like -- i think they should reach further in their education and career. >> you went to ivy league and you have all of this experience, you will have a better chance of these jobs. if you are applying for a job online, it will be start to do that. so for minorities they are probably at a disadvantage. >> reporter: cnn said in their study, it was difficult to gain that information because they refuse to give up their equal opportunity data. those companies included apple, google and hp among others, according to cnn. this refusal to release the data they say shows a lack of willness -- willingness. back to you. >> thank you, janine. >>> we want to check in with sal and see what's happening on the roads. >> we have a new crash reported about 20 minutes ago -- not even 20. i would say more like 20. southbound 101 near cesar chavez. northbound traffic is slow. but so is southbound 101, slowing down to the cesar chavez exit. it was reported blocking one of the lanes. the alternate route would be on 280. go down to 6th street and get on 280 there and
instead of settling for the quick college, you know like -- i think they should reach further in their education and career. >> you went to ivy league and you have all of this experience, you will have a better chance of these jobs. if you are applying for a job online, it will be start to do that. so for minorities they are probably at a disadvantage. >> reporter: cnn said in their study, it was difficult to gain that information because they refuse to give up their equal...
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instead of settling for the quick college, you know like -- i think they should reach further in their education and career. >> you went to ivy league and you have all of this experience, you will have a better chance of these jobs. if you are applying for a job online, it will be start to do that. so for minorities they are probably at a disadvantage. >> reporter: cnn said in their study, it was difficult to gain that information because they refuse to give up their equal opportunity data. those companies included apple, google and hp among others, according to cnn. this refusal to release the data they say shows a lack of willness -- willingness. back to you. >> thank you, janine. >>> we want to check in with sal and see what's happening on the roads. >> we have a new crash reported about 20 minutes ago -- not even 20. i would say more like 20. southbound 101 near cesar chavez. northbound traffic is slow. but so is southbound 101, slowing down to the cesar chavez exit. it was reported blocking one of the lanes. the alternate route would be on 280. go down to 6th street and get on 280 there and
instead of settling for the quick college, you know like -- i think they should reach further in their education and career. >> you went to ivy league and you have all of this experience, you will have a better chance of these jobs. if you are applying for a job online, it will be start to do that. so for minorities they are probably at a disadvantage. >> reporter: cnn said in their study, it was difficult to gain that information because they refuse to give up their equal...